School auditors report clean opinion on Westmoreland County Public Schools finances

Mike Moran, a partner at the auditing firm RC's Fredericksburg office, told the Westmoreland County School Board the firm issued an unmodified opinion on the district's financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024. "For the year end of June thirtieth 2024, we expressed an unmodified opinion," Moran said, calling it "a good clean opinion."

Moran also told the board auditors did not identify any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting and found no material weaknesses in the single-audit testing of major federal programs. He noted the engagement included the independent auditors' report, a report on internal control and noncompliance, and a compliance report for major programs.

Board members and the chair praised the finance office and staff for the results. Chair Ralph Fallon thanked the finance team and singled out Ms. Alexis Chatham for her responsiveness and role in preparing the reports. "I know that it takes competence, but you also have to be responsive," Fallon said.

Moran pointed trustees to the financial statement notes and schedules (budget vs. actuals) for details and offered to take questions after the presentation or follow up after the meeting. The presentation covered government-wide net position (about $10.2 million at 06/30/2024) and fund balances (total fund balance about $2.0 million), with staff-level figures in the audit package for trustees to review.